The World Butchers’ Challenge comprises several elements with competitions for teams of six butchers, young butchers and apprentice butchers. There are also individual prizes for best pork, lamb, beef, poultry and products and beef, pork and gourmet sausages.

In addition, the judges will select six butchers from all entrants for a ‘best of the best’ world team award.

Chris Jones, co-ordinator for the Welsh butchers’ team, said: “We are now ramping up the training days to every other week in the run up to the competition in September,” he added. “We are also researching product development and hope to call on the expertise of the Culinary Team Wales, after they have competed in the IKA Culinary Olympics in Stuttgart next week, to bring their ideas onboard.

“Opportunities for Wales to compete in the World Butchers’ Challenge don’t come along very often. This competition will provide our butchers with a platform to compete against the best in the world.”

The team has been sponsored by the Association for Independent Meat Suppliers (AIMS), HCC – Meat Promotion Wales and Atlantic Services.

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